It’s a new academic year and we want to say “welcome (back) to our PGR cohort”! Research Bow is a platform by PGRs for PGRs, and as such our contributors are always writing blogs that encompass the full range of experiences and milestones that are part of the post graduate researcher’s …
Doing a PhD is a great challenge that requires discipline, vision, organization, motivation and passion. Throughout the three, four, or more years of the program, you will focus on a single project, trying to improve it, whilst learning more about the topic, and learning how to explain and defend every …
Here I am, working my way through the 2nd year of the PhD studies at the scary time where we might be transitioning from face masks to gas masks, in addition to the more usual PhD stressors of collecting data, tutoring and writing ethics applications (apologies, making inappropriate jokes is …
When we make a career choice, we almost always have a good reason for that. A medical doctor to save lives, a lawyer to bring justice to innocent people, a teacher to help set young people on the right path. However, motivations can go beyond these. A medical doctor might …
Each PhD journey is unique whether we want it or not. We sometimes find ourselves running through smooth valleys and other times struggling to even make one step in a steep hill. Can you completely avoid steep hills? Well, the quick answer is no, but you can definitely plant a …
An excerpt from my participatory research, following the experience of a young person at the Center for Adolescent Mental Health, and supporting them in turning their advice to a music video. Mental health is a positive. That’s what Sam* told me at the Centre for Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS), where …
Our “Getting to know our research centres” series is back! Read all about The Centre for Creative-Relational Inquiry (CCRI) and how to get involved in the following interview with Jonathan Wyatt, one of the centre’s directors. Would you like to share with us the journey, mission and vision of this research centre? The first …
With this short blog, I would like to introduce you to the students on the Common Mental Health Presentations course, part of the Masters of Psychological Therapies at the School of Health in Social Science. The course offers a theoretical introduction about mental health symptoms and disorders, meant to build …
Not sure if this blog is for you? Let’s do a quick test! Think about your PhD (let’s assume you don’t always do that), and see how you feel about these questions: Are you looking for a sense of connection, of comradery – a feeling that “we’re all in this …
Would you believe me if I told you that a Ted talk changed everything in my life? I was in my final year of under-graduation studying economics. To be very honest, I wasn’t enjoying the subject anymore. I was studying as I had to graduate and obtain good grades. I …
